Pan-African Journal

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches dealing with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in the Republic of South Africa and the numerous agreements signed between Beijing and numerous African Union member-states; the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott was commemorated this week where the modern Civil Rights Movement took on a mass character; we look at developments in the anti-racist struggle in Minneapolis, Raliegh and Chicago; and the UAW has won recognition at a Volkwagen plant in Tennessee. The second hour presents a re-broadcast of the most recent Global Research News Hour report highlighting host Abayomi Azikiwe and other commentators dealing with the character of racism and national oppression in the United States. In the final hour we look back at the Montgomery Bus Boycott with archived interviews of Rosa Parks and Roy Bennett from 1956.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the assassination of a prominent progressive Kurdish lawyer in Turkey who had recently declared that the PKK was not a terrorist organization; there has been another attack in the northern Malian city of Kidal killing three members of the United Nations peacekeeping force; a former minister in the Republic of Ghana has made serious criticisms of the present state of the national economy; and the Black Lives Matter anti-racist demonstrations have won the endorsement of the National Nurses United as the movement tests its strength during the holiday shopping season in the United States. In the second hour we look at the internal political dynamics of the tripartite alliance in the Republic of South Africa where a discussion took place over the relationship between the ruling African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. Also we look at the future of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) which is no longer seeking readmittance into the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Another reports looks at some of the developments within the COSATU National Congress held earlier this month. Finally the program broadcasts United Nations radio reports on events in Africa including efforts aimed at industrialization and gender equality.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the assassination of a prominent progressive Kurdish lawyer in Turkey who had recently declared that the PKK was not a terrorist organization; there has been another attack in the northern Malian city of Kidal killing three members of the United Nations peacekeeping force; a former minister in the Republic of Ghana has made serious criticisms of the present state of the national economy; and the Black Lives Matter anti-racist demonstrations have won the endorsement of the National Nurses United as the movement tests its strength during the holiday shopping season in the United States. In the second hour we look at the internal political dynamics of the tripartite alliance in the Republic of South Africa where a discussion took place over the relationship between the ruling African National Congress and the South African Communist Party. Also we look at the future of the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) which is no longer seeking readmittance into the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Another reports looks at some of the developments within the COSATU National Congress held earlier this month. Finally the program broadcasts United Nations radio reports on events in Africa including efforts aimed at industrialization and gender equality.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the nationwide demonstrations across the United States on Black Friday disrupting consumer carnivals in Chicago, Cincinnati, Burlington, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, etc.; after less than a month the students at the University of Missouri at Columbia has set the standard for renewed mass actions against racism and national oppression; and there has been several reported cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) even after it has been declared defeated in three of the most impacted West African states. In the second hour we look again at the geopolitical context of the destabilization efforts in Nigeria and othe regions of the world based on the purported "war on terrorism." The final segment examines the recent elections in Guatamala and the right-wing attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. We will feature our regular PANW report with dispatches on the nationwide demonstrations across the United States on Black Friday disrupting consumer carnivals in Chicago, Cincinnati, Burlington, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, etc.; after less than a month the students at the University of Missouri at Columbia has set the standard for renewed mass actions against racism and national oppression; and there has been several reported cases of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) even after it has been declared defeated in three of the most impacted West African states. In the second hour we look again at the geopolitical context of the destabilization efforts in Nigeria and othe regions of the world based on the purported "war on terrorism." The final segment examines the recent elections in Guatamala and the right-wing attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement in the US.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the historical ties between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Zimbabwe; leading politicians in the Federal Republic of Nigeria have given newly-elected President Muhammadu Buhari an ultimatum to resolve the fuel shortage within two weeks; anti-racist activists in Chicago have threatened to shutdown "Black Friday" shopping in the Loop in response to the failure of the mayor to fire the police chief after stalling the release of a video showing the blatant killing of an African American youth; and Minneapolis protests are continuing in the aftermath of the cop killing of Jamar Clark. In the second hour we pay tribute to Cynthia Robinson, the legendary trumpeter and co-founder of the classic Rock and R&B band Sly and the Family Stone who passed away earlier this week at the age of 69. We will also feature a rare archival interview with the immortal Langston Hughes from 1963 where he discusses his work schedules and race relations in the United States. Finally in the last hour we honor the 73rd birthday of Jimi Hendrix who revolutionized guitar playing and popular music during the 1960s. Hendrix died under mysterious circumstances on September 18, 1970 in London.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program features our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the historical ties between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Zimbabwe; leading politicians in the Federal Republic of Nigeria have given newly-elected President Muhammadu Buhari an ultimatum to resolve the fuel shortage within two weeks; anti-racist activists in Chicago have threatened to shutdown "Black Friday" shopping in the Loop in response to the failure of the mayor to fire the police chief after stalling the release of a video showing the blatant killing of an African American youth; and Minneapolis protests are continuing in the aftermath of the cop killing of Jamar Clark. In the second hour we pay tribute to Cynthia Robinson, the legendary trumpeter and co-founder of the classic Rock and R&B band Sly and the Family Stone who passed away earlier this week at the age of 69. We will also feature a rare archival interview with the immortal Langston Hughes from 1963 where he discusses his work schedules and race relations in the United States. Finally in the last hour we honor the 73rd birthday of Jimi Hendrix who revolutionized guitar playing and popular music during the 1960s. Hendrix died under mysterious circumstances on September 18, 1970 in London.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program is dedicated to the National Day of Mourning in honor of the indigenous people of North America who were forcefully removed from their land. In this broadcast we feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the arrest of four white men in the shooting of anti-racist demonstrators in Minneapolis where protests over the police killing of Jamar Clark have brought thousands into the streets; African Americans are leading demonstrations in the streets of Chicago as well after the release of a video showing the brutal killing of a teenager by police last year; the shooting down of a Russian fighterjet has intensified tensions between NATO and the government of President Vladimer Putin; and an examination of what is behind the wave of attacks from Paris to Bamako is reviewed. In the second hour we pay tribute to American Indian Movement (AIM) political prisoner Leonard Peltier who has been incarcerated in federal prisons for nearly forty years. Also we look at the hidden history of the Black Seminoles who fought the United States government in a series of wars during the 19th century. Finally we rebroadcast a Global Research Radio report on the US-backed war against the people of Yemen which originally aired earlier in the year.

Listen to this special edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. The program is dedicated to the National Day of Mourning in honor of the indigenous people of North America who were forcefully removed from their land. In this broadcast we feature our regular PANW reports with dispatches on the arrest of four white men in the shooting of anti-racist demonstrators in Minneapolis where protests over the police killing of Jamar Clark have brought thousands into the streets; African Americans are leading demonstrations in the streets of Chicago as well after the release of a video showing the brutal killing of a teenager by police last year; the shooting down of a Russian fighterjet has intensified tensions between NATO and the government of President Vladimer Putin; and an examination of what is behind the wave of attacks from Paris to Bamako is reviewed. In the second hour we pay tribute to American Indian Movement (AIM) political prisoner Leonard Peltier who has been incarcerated in federal prisons for nearly forty years. Also we look at the hidden history of the Black Seminoles who fought the United States government in a series of wars during the 19th century. Finally we rebroadcast a Global Research Radio report on the US-backed war against the people of Yemen which originally aired earlier in the year.

Listen to this edition of the Pan-African Journal hosted by Abayomi Azikiwe, editor of the Pan-African News Wire. In this broadcast we present our regular PANW segment with dispatches on the role of the Congress of South African Trade Union (COSATU) at its upcoming conference in the succession debates within the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the ANC position on the burgeoning water crisis inside the country; the East African Community (EAC) is being pressured to intervene in the internal political crisis in Burundi stemming from the struggle over the third presidency of Pierre Nkurunziza; 10 people were reportedly killed in a bomb attack in Cameroon said to have been carried out by Boko Haram based in neighboring Nigeria; and the investigation continues into the assault on the Raddison Blu Hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako on November 20. In the second hour we present our guest Lee Robinson of the African Awareness Association in Richmond, Virginia. Robinson will be leading a delegation to Cuba next month. In addition we will discuss the significance of the 52nd anniversary of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy highliting the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 and the Missile Crisis of 1962. Finally we present an archived edition of Global Research Radio featuring Abayomi Azikiwe discussing the historical and social context of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast of Nigeria.